What on Earth is Going on? is a podcast for the curious, where small talk is banned and tangents are prized. Strap yourself in for genuine dialogues with people who think deeply and are ready to tackle the big questions, such as broadcaster Terry O'Reilly, economist Miles Corak and journalist Jessica Vomiero.

People take to the streets to change the world. Sometimes
regimes fall and power shifts, yet too often nothing much happens
-- it's business-as-usual the next day. But are we missing the
spirit of activism? Are mass protests actually about changing the
conversation and altering our perspectives? Or is
disobedience...

In April 2019, Jason Kenney returned the Conservatives to power
in Alberta. Is this a return to normal in Alberta politics, where
one party usually rules? What's happening underneath the platforms
and rhetoric? And what do these events tell us about politics,
populism and power elsewhere?

What does it mean to be human? Is the world a mirror or a
window? Should our experience of reality be mediated, and if so,
who should be the mediators? We ask these questions earnestly
today, but they were tackled in revolutionary ways during the
European Renaissance, an extraordinary period of progress...

Sally Armstrong has been to some of the most dangerous places to
speak with, learn about and report on women and girls in conflict
zones. Countries like Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia have been her
beat for decades, and yet she has always found her way to the heart
of the human story.

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Your weekly podcast for a world in flux.
Globalization and climate change. The rise of social media and the decline and fall of Blockbuster Video. AI and VR. Donald Trump and Flat Earthers. The world is changing so fast that we can't get a grip on how we got here, let alone where we're headed.
Join Ben Charland as he peels back the headlines to ask, what are the events, characters, forces and ideas that shape the human story today? Have things always been this nuts, or are they getting crazier by the day? Who were those barbarians that took down the Blockbuster Empire? Just what on Earth is going on?